Pharmacists Voice Support for Compounding Medications

During the recent Compounders on
Capitol Hill event, a legislative conference
sponsored by the International
Academy of Compounding Pharmacists
(IACP), attendees met to discuss
pharmacy issues. One issue was the
recent FDA guidance that prohibits
pharmacists and veterinarians from
preparing custom medications from
bulk drugs for companion animals.

For the last 10 years, compounding
pharmacists have spoken on behalf of
pharmacy compounding by meeting
in Washington to educate legislators
about the necessity of individualized
medications. "Due to our members'
efforts on the Hill this year, 48 Congressmen
and 18 Senators signed on to
sponsor the rescission of this fundamentally
flawed guidance," said IACP
Executive Director L.D. King. "We
must let Congress know that our pet
population will needlessly suffer if the
present policy is adopted?."